Junior Stanislas saves Bournemouth in crazy six-goal thriller with Everton

Junior Stanislas was the hero as Bournemouth twice came from behind to snatch a draw against Everton in a six-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium.

Everton capitalised on an injury to Adam Federici with goals from Ramiro Funes Mori and Romelu Lukaku that earned the visitors a two-goal lead at the interval, but substitute Adam Smith's screamer gave a spirited Bournemouth hope 10 minutes from the end of normal time.

Stanislas then slotted a Josh King cross beyond Tim Howard to level the match on 87 minutes, only for Ross Barkley to fire a low shot under the body of replacement Bournemouth goalkeeper Ryan Allsop in the fifth minute of added time and score what appeared to be a dramatic Everton winner.

But Bournemouth and Stanislas were not to be denied, the former West Ham youngster rising unmarked in the eighth minute of injury time to nod a Charlie Daniels cross from the left into the net and secure the Cherries' second comeback draw in as many matches.

25' - GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Everton. Another corner proves Bournemouth's undoing as Funes Mori rises highest to meet Barkley's latest inviting delivery and directs it into the top corner.

36' - GOAL! Bournemouth 0-2 Everton. Eddie Howe throws his gum away in disgust as the visitors capitalise on a defensive lapse to double their lead. Deulofeu clips a ball into the area from the right and, having caught Cook on the wrong side, Lukaku controls the ball before hammering his 12th goal of the season beyond Federici at the near post.

39' - CHANCE: Bournemouth almost get themselves back into the game in fortunate circumstances as a Ritchie cross is missed by Howard and finds itself spinning towards the Everton goal, only to be cleared in the nick of time by Stones.

80' - GOAL! Bournemouth 1-2 Everton. The hosts have set up a frantic finish here and what a way to do it. Smith controls a half-cleared Ritchie corner on the edge of the box before hitting a swerving shot that kisses the inside of the post before flying in with Howard well beaten.

81' - PENALTY SHOUT: Everton are rocking and the Vitality Stadium is in uproar when Galloway appears to bring down Smith as the Bournemouth right-back surges into the Everton box again. Kevin Friend waves the appeals away and Gosling his booked for furiously confronting the referee.

87' - GOAL! Bournemouth 2-2 Everton. The comeback is complete and you have to say it's been coming. Murray takes a quick free-kick, King beats Galloway and centres the ball low to Stanislas, who lashes the ball past Howard.

90+2' - CHANCE: Murray rises highest to meet a Ritchie corner and flicks the ball to Daniels, who has no time to react and spoons his header over the bar with the goal gaping.

90+5' - GOAL! Bournemouth 2-3 Everton. It's a heartbreaker for the home side as Barkley capitalises on panic in the Cherries box to turn and fire a low shot that squirms under the body of Allsop. That, surely, is that.

90+8' - GOAL! Bournemouth 3-3 Everton. Incredible! Eddie Howe's men have snatched a point from the jaws of defeat again and, once more, it's Stanislas to the rescue. The former West Ham youngster rises unmarked to nod another inviting Daniels cross from the left beyond Howard. Amazing finish to this game.

Junior Stanislas' 98th-minute goal was the latest scored in a Premier League game since Yakubu (99') for Blackburn in a 3-3 draw with Wigan Athletic in November 2011.

Romelu Lukaku has now scored 10 or more goals in each of the last four Premier League seasons.

Bournemouth have the spirit, if not the quality, to survive in the Premier League. No team has surrendered more Premier League points from winning positions than Bournemouth (nine) this season. Eddie Howe is a talented young coach fighting what many perceive to be a losing battle, trying to steer a squad ravaged by injury and low on top-level quality to safety. His team's positive, possession-based style is patronisingly described as 'admirable' by observers who have already mentally consigned them to relegation. But Howe's men also have real guts. They are now winless in nine Premier League games but consecutive comebacks against Swansea City and Everton should serve as a powerful reminder to the rest of the division that even if they are doomed, no one can expect an easy game against Bournemouth this season.

Everton twice felt as though they had done enough to take three points from the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth's terrible injury run continued with a limping Adam Federici conceding twice before leaving the field at half-time; at full health he may not have allowed Ross Barkley's injury-time strike to squirm under his body in the manner that replacement - No.3 goalkeeper Ryan Allsop - did. Added time was up but Bournemouth found it within themselves to mount one last attack, remain composed in their desperation and snatch a point from the jaws of defeat. Everton should never have allowed Charlie Daniels the space for that pinpoint cross, or Stanislas to drift unmarked to the penalty spot. They would do well to learn Bournemouth's mantra: play to the whistle.

Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) A bit of a non-factor in the first half, the former West Ham youngster's threat grew with Bournemouth's dominance of possession and territory in the second and his willingness to drift into central areas ultimately yielded two crucial goals for his side. Provided a composed finish to level the match with three minutes left and when his side mounted one last attack in the wake of Ross Barkley's injury-time dagger, he kept his head when all around him were losing theirs to provide a final twist.

Bournemouth: Federici 5, Francis 6, Distin 5, Cook 4, Daniels 7; Stanislas 8, Surman 6, Arter 6, Gosling 6, Ritchie 6, King 7. Subs: Allsop 6, Murray 6, Smith 7.

Everton: Howard 5, Coleman 6, Stones 6, Mori 6, Galloway 5; McCarthy 6, Barry 5; Deulofeu 6, Barkley 7, Kone 6; Lukaku 7. Subs: Gibson 6, Cleverley 6, Lennon 6.